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Sandeep Gupta Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Confused?

When will we say "I got confused"

e.g.
Is it right way of saying : "I got confused please explain it again."

Are these sentences right ?

I am confused. --> used as adjective.
I confused.

I got confused.

I just confused. --> simple past.
  

Top answer

I am confused. - I am completely astray from what was being discussed. I got confused - this means something along the discussion made you confused.

— Dimsumexpress

  • I am confused.
  • - I am completely astray from what was being discussed.
  • I got confused - this means something along the discussion made you confused.
  • The " I got " + past participle pattern is very common: Examples: " someone got: embarrassed, lost, promoted, cheated, shot, attacked etc....
  • All these phrases are passive.
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I am confused. - I am completely astray from what was being discussed.
I got confused - this means something along the discussion made you confused.
The " I got " + past participle pattern is very common:
Examples: " someone got: embarrassed, lost, promoted, cheated, shot, attacked etc.... All these phrases are passive.
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Sandeep GuptaWhen will we say "I got confused"
You say that you are confused or that you got confused when you don't understand something.

I got confused. Please explain it again. This is correct.

I am confused. (Please explain it again.) This is correct.

I confused. Wrong.

I just confused.
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